Posted: 8/8/21 at 1:23pm
lol literally no one wants Beanie as Fanny. Good luck selling tickets if this is the actual casting. People aren't going to flock to see Funny Girl without a big name attached.
Updated On: 8/8/21 at 01:23 PM
Posted: 8/8/21 at 1:27pm
Posted: 8/8/21 at 1:51pm
lol literally no one wants Beanie as Fanny. Good luck selling tickets if this is the actual casting. People aren't going to flock to see Funny Girl without a big name attached.
Agreed. Most people don't know what it's about anyways, they are just familiar with a few songs. Why can't the fantastic Idina Menzel star in this again? Is there an age concern? She would sell the thing out.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 1:53pm
Idinamenzel18 said: "lol literally no one wants Beanie as Fanny. Good luck selling tickets if this is the actual casting. People aren't going to flock to see Funny Girl without a big name attached."
Editor of BWW liked this tweet. I feel like Beanie is pretty much confirmed casting at this rate.
https://twitter.com/itsgraceaki/status/1424079785127469057?s=19
Posted: 8/8/21 at 1:54pm
Hasn't she ruled out revivals in the past?
Posted: 8/8/21 at 2:02pm
Lunalaaaaaaaa said: "Idinamenzel18 said: "lol literally no one wants Beanie as Fanny. Good luck selling tickets if this is the actual casting. People aren't going to flock to see Funny Girl without a big name attached."
Editor of BWW liked this tweet. I feel like Beanie is pretty much confirmed casting at this rate.
https://twitter.com/itsgraceaki/status/1424079785127469057?s=19"
Also from Twitter but apparently Ramin Karimloo as Nick???? What do we think?
https://twitter.com/ShaunTossell/status/1424395395204067330?s=19
Posted: 8/8/21 at 2:06pm
FindingNamo said: "Hasn't she ruled out revivals in the past?"
Idina? I don't know. I hope not.
Also from Twitter but apparently Ramin Karimloo as Nick???? What do we think?
I know nothing about the Nick character but he was stunning in Phantom and Les Miserables. He is also very handsome and can sing beautifully. So, I ain't mad.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 2:26pm
Posted: 8/8/21 at 2:42pm
Ladies and Gentlemen, for your consideration: Christina Bianco.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 3:16pm
Posted: 8/8/21 at 3:25pm
Ariana Grande would sell tickets. Just saying.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 3:28pm
Posted: 8/8/21 at 3:40pm
orlikethecolorpurple said: "Are there any great videos showcasing Beanie’s voice? I loved her in Dolly and I love her film work, but I’ve never been like “wow, voice.”"
Can't show you something that doesn't exist.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:11pm
Idinamenzel18 said: "lol literally no one wants Beanie as Fanny. Good luck selling tickets if this is the actual casting. People aren't going to flock to see Funny Girl without a big name attached."
That remains to be seen but so audacious for you to attempt to speak for everyone.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:13pm
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:13pm
orlikethecolorpurple said: "Are there any great videos showcasing Beanie’s voice? I loved her in Dolly and I love her film work, but I’ve never been like “wow, voice.”"
I've seen a Youtube video or two of her in a vocal concert and was surprised at the rich voice coming from her. It remains to be seen. Amazingly how many were saying the same thing about Lauren Ambrose before My Fair Lady opened.
How can you be an "authority" on something fairly unknown.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:16pm
Sutton Ross said: "lol literally no one wants Beanie as Fanny. Good luck selling tickets if this is the actual casting. People aren't going to flock to see Funny Girl without a big name attached.
Agreed. Most people don't know what it's about anyways, they are just familiar with a few songs. Why can't the fantastic Idina Menzel star in this again? Is there an age concern? She would sell the thing out."
With all of the bashing of Ben Platt's age in concern for the film of Evan Hansen I would say a 30 year or so age gap before Idina and Fanny for the first half of the musical would be a big stretch. Someone said she would be a contender for Rose Brice and at 50 that is closer for sure.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:18pm
imeldasturn said: "I'm surprised they aren't star casting Nick since the acting and singing requirements are minimal. I'm not a massive RK fan and even I think he would be wasted in that part!"
True, Nick sings very little in the show. They could cast a big star who isn't known as a singer. Or there might be songs written for Nick that were cut before opening that could be reinserted.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:22pm
Sutton Ross said: "orlikethecolorpurple said: "Are there any great videos showcasing Beanie’s voice? I loved her in Dolly and I love her film work, but I’ve never been like “wow, voice.”"
Can't show you something that doesn't exist."
Really? What BS!
With a second research I found this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrDpOKtOPwA
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:23pm
Dolly80 said: "Amazed by all the anti-Beanie messages. I think she’s always been wonderful in everything she’s done. However, she’s not my idea of Fanny Brice.
I really hope it’s not the London production you’re getting. That was a cheap mess."
Agreed. I would have no interest in that production.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:26pm
SmoothLover said: "Ariana Grande would sell tickets. Just saying."
That brings back memories of seeing Pia Zadora and Adrian Zmed in Funny Girl on the West Coast years ago. Indescribable!
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:26pm
How can you be an "authority" on something fairly unknown.
That person was asking a question, not being an authority for anything/anyone.
And, considering Lauren Ambrose is a trained opera singer which was public knowledge, I doubt anyone questioned whether she could sing the part. Which she did so beautifully.
I love that you waste so much space answering every question separately. Oh, and that video? With horrible sound, more than a decade old and her singing with other people?? Hahaha. My answer is still true, you just failed to understand what I was saying. 
Updated On: 8/8/21 at 04:26 PM
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:33pm
There is no video that exists that proves she can handle the score of Funny Girl. Because she cannot. But, enjoy the show!
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:34pm
Sutton Ross said: "FindingNamo said: "Hasn't she ruled out revivals in the past?"
Idina? I don't know. I hope not.
Also from Twitter but apparently Ramin Karimloo as Nick???? What do we think?
I know nothing about the Nick character but he was stunning in Phantom and Les Miserables. He is also very handsome and can sing beautifully. So, I ain't mad."
The Nick character is very thinly written. He is mostly to be handsome so she can say, "Hello Gorgeous" when she sees him the first time. He has main songs- I Want to Be Seen With You" a duet with Fanny. In Act Two his solo of You are Woman was also made into a duet with Fanny. I remember him having a short verse of something in his last seen but it might be cut. I had the complete score but sold it recently.
One of the big issues with Nick is that the actual Nick Arnstein was alive in 1964 and would not let them show him in a bad light. Even though he was a gambler turned conman who went to prison. There were something like 33 versions of the final scene and I read that opening night they got a rewrite they had to learn.
Now that the real Nick is gone I wonder if they'd have more freedom in the writing of his character. Then again a spring opening doesn't allow a lot of time for revisions.
Posted: 8/8/21 at 4:36pm
Princeton2 said: "Nick is an ideal role to stunt cast."
Nick is a terrible role to stunt cast because it's a boring role with very little to do. No doubt they already tried to get a bigger name for Nick but settled on Ramin. (Just as Beanie probably wasn't the team's first choice...few shows get their first choices...)
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